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http://blog.visitlondon.com/2012/11/where-to-celebrate-thanksgiving-in-london-2012/#commentsFri, 09 Nov 2012 10:18:45 +0000http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=30054London has a large population of American expats, and therefore, plenty of places to celebrate Thanksgiving. This year, it falls on 22 November and many of the city’s US-style venues host lavish celebrations. Traditional menus, American-style entertainment and a warm welcome are offered to all at these locations. We’ve listed some of the best events below.

Thanksgiving Dinners

Thanksgiving Feast in Aid of Benjamin Franklin House at the Butcher’s Hall
For a spectacular Thanksgiving feast in London, head to the Butcher’s Hall where a traditional meal is served in high style. All of the proceeds from the event go towards the work of Benjamin Franklin House, which is fitting as Franklin not only suggested that the turkey become an American national symbol, but also practised cooking it as part of his early work on electricity. Tickets are £68, or £28 for children and include a reception, Thanksgiving meal and drinks.

Ffiona’s, Kensington
This popular British restaurant has (perhaps unexpectedly) been serving an acclaimed Thanksgiving dinner for 19 years. If you’d like to celebrate at home but don’t have space to cook, they’ll prepare a takeaway feast for you!

Christopher’s, Covent Garden
The grill’s Thanksgiving dinner is always popular and it’s easy to see why: £45 gets you three courses from a tantalising menu that features delights such as Maryland crab cake and pumpkin pie with honey bourbon crÃ¨me chantilly.

Le Caprice, Piccadilly
The restaurant’s traditional menu features crab and sweetcorn chowder, roast turkey with all the trimmings and a chocolate and pumpkin pie. Unlike many other menus, you can order the courses here individually.

Bodeans BBQ, Various Venues
With four branches around London, these laid back American diners are a great option for a relaxed Thanksgiving. Their special menu offers three traditional courses for £20.95.

Thanksgiving Drinks

The Big Easy, Chelsea
Thanksgiving tipples grace the menuwith a special Pumpkin Martini, Apple and Cinnamon Margarita; classic Egg Nogg; or Black Fig Sidecar. All £7.95 each. Plus a live band will be playing to cheer you on with toe-tapping music from 8.30pm.

The American Bar at the Stafford Hotel, St James’s
One of only two remaining American Bars in London (the other is at The Savoy), this is a great place for a post-Thanksgiving dinner cocktail. Select from a range of traditional favourites, or go for the special Thanksgiving Cognac Sparkler, which mixes Cognac with sparkling cider.

Bar 45, 45 Park Lane
If you can’t make the CUT restaurant‘s Thanksgiving dinner on 22 November, you can still sample their cranberry Thanksgiving cocktail 1863 (named after the year the holiday began in America) and Thanksgiving Pie Sliders at the hotel bar between 19-25 November.

Jetlag Bar, Warren Street
Their Thanksgiving menu is accompanied by an all-day programme of entertainment that includes a film screening, American Football coverage and live music from Mr Lee.

The Blues Kitchen, Camden
Be thankful for late opening hours at this popular live music venue, where the Thanksgiving party carries on until 1am. Live music will be provided by Mike Newsham, the Astrojets and Miraculous Mule from 9pm. The bar is also offering traditional food as well as a chance to win a Fender Telecaster – see their website for full details.

Take a trip to Masterpiece London for a fabulous few hours of viewing possibly the finest antiques collection in the world.

This six-day event in its first year showcases art and luxury goods of all kinds. Held at the former Chelsea Barracks, minutes from Sloane Square, this is a real treat for all. Even those of us who are not millionaires will love browsing the original art from a Renoir to a Picasso to a gorgeous Warhol Marilyn Monroe piece. There are ancient sculptures including a Roman marble torso of Hercules from the 1st Century AD (price upon request) and stunning pieces of vintage jewellery.

Cars on display include the most stunning Bugatti (priced at a cool million) and other classic cars such as the 1933 Alfa Romeo, valued at £4.7 million.

One of the strangest yet most fascinating pieces is a giant gold clock with a huge bug attached to it that moves as if it’s in charge of turning the device. This is a £2 million “Chronophage” clock and highlights the wide range of artefacts on display.

The pieces are stunning and the staff are all knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful – even though they probably guessed that we would not be purchasing the £4.8 million Canaletto!

To add to the entertainment, there’s a selection of pop-up bars and restaurants from the finest venues in London, including Le Caprice, The Ivy and Harry’s Bar. Enjoying a glass of finest champagne after the fair is the perfect way to end the perfect fine day!

Tickets are priced at £20.00 and can be booked here - but be quick, Masterpiece’s final day is tomorrow (29 June).

If you can’t make it to Masterpiece, you can visit one of the other London Art Fairs that are on throughout the year.